Motor Sports
By JEFF WOLF/ RJ
By MICAH ROBERTSSPECIAL / RJ
The one wild card in NASCAR’s 10-race Chase for the Championship is finally upon us, where the fate of the eventual Sprint Cup Champion is in the hands, or banking, of monstrous Talladega Superspeedway. The 2.66-mile beast of a track doesn’t play to the favorites; it’s an equal opportunity track that punishes — and rewards — everyone to the same hostile degree.
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Top Fuel dragsters and Nitro Funny Cars make the most noise at drag races with their 8,000-horsepower, supercharged engines. They capture the most attention at NHRA national tour events such as this weekend’s NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.
Alexis DeJoria will have the luxury of not having to sleep in a hotel this weekend when she races in the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.
